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Hi all!I made my first post on BP 9 months ago. It was basically a plea for help. I knew I wanted to invest in RE, but at 22 while in college there were a few obstacles in my way. I was looking to BP for any sort of g...
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Hi, I'm Nathan Almond. I've been a member of Bigger Pockets for not quite two weeks now and decided that I just need to break the seal on the forum. I have no prior real estate investing experience, although I have ...
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Hi All,
I live in Michigan and I was wondering if there is any benefit in getting a real estate license as an investor? Also, do I have to work full time at an agency to get and maintain a license?
Thanks,
Nick
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Hello BiggerPockets community. My name is John Fernald and I am a new Real Estate Agent. I am a former Marine and a member of the Oregon Army National Guard. I am with eXp and the owner of Twin Cedar Investments, LL...
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This week it was announced that my job site will be permanently closing its doors within the next couple years. My goal has been to go full time into real estate and I have been working as much OT as possible to build...
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Hello All, Just wanted to introduce myself as a new member to the biggerpockets community. I am a former environmental, safety and health professional of 27 years in the process of a career change. I am new to the r...
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My long term goals are to build a real estate portfolio, with a mix of long term and short term properties. Long term hold on multi-family properties using the BRRRR strategy are my ultimate goals. I don't currently m...
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Hello BP,
My name is Jared Appel, recently relocated to Chicago by way of Miami, and diving head first into the BP community to start my real estate career. Would love to connect with others in the area and industry,...
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Hello, this is my first post, i've come across an opportunity to be a commercial real estate agent and want to field opinions.
I am a recent college grad, with a good job at a local bank. I am taking real estate lice...
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Hey, folks,I'm interested to hear if/where others are successfully BRRRRing in western MI. I grew up a little southeast from GR and now living on the west coast (summers here remind me a lot of MI... with the bonus o...